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I get asked several times a week about the best educational and entrepreneurial paths for those who want to transition into the wellness world. “How did you get started?” is the most common question. Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

How can you #doallthethings required of a natural healing approach when we still have to work, sleep, and keep the lights on in our lives? Or as my client Joy asked after her diagnosis, “How do I do this without Oprah’s chef and budget?"Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

Fertility is about being in tune with your own hormones and cycles, no matter what your age. Erin Borbet, MS, L.Ac shares how to navigate this fertile yet tricky landscape from a nutritional, emotional and spiritually integrated perspective.Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

In today’s episode, we share personal experiences of recognizing and recovering from burn out, how “compare and despair” causes burn out and mindset shifts to stop feeling like you’re falling behind and powerless over overwhelm.Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

Oprah resurfaced how trauma is a root cause to many stubborn issues in this 60 Minutes story. In today’s episode with therapist Rebecca Ching, we will expand upon this conversation and how it relates to body image and eating.Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

So many of us want to protect our environment. For it’s beauty. For our health. Yet with the climate crisis so massive, it can feel overwhelming and we often end up doing nothing. Mustafa Santiago Ali, a renowned speaker, policy maker and member of the environmental justice organization HipHopCaucus, shares with us how we can get involved, have a lot of fun and shares inspiring stories of renewal when communities come together in the name of holistic environmental health.Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

Saying “No” to family and friends who offer you food can create guilt, worry about offending or wasting food and also make you feel like you’re missing out on the fun. Coach and communication expert Varsha Mathur shares how she’s managed to stay healthy and connected to her Hindu culture where food is part of several traditions and how you too can successfully navigate social situations involving family and friends.Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

[Rewind of Episode 53]Today we talk to Jolene Hart about her latest book and her own story as a top beauty editor for InStyle Magazine. Despite having access to every beauty opportunity, she struggled with painful cystic acne and inflammatory blemishes that covered her whole face and left her feeling like a fraud in her own industry. In this episode Jolene explains how she was able to clear her acne naturally and how beautiful skin starts with your fridge, not at your dermatologists office or at the drug store. Find out how your bodies ability to detoxify naturally determines the outcome of your skin and the surprising place in the body scientists discovered this happens. And lastly Learn the top 5 personal care products to avoid for the prevention of hormone disruption and serious illness.Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tu

If you haven’t already you are going to be bombarded by cleanses, powders, pills and juices galore! Spring is in the air and people want to shed the winter weight, but do these detoxes even work? We find that they set you up for failure and can make you feel even worse, both physically and emotionally. We want to share ways that you can shed that winter stagnation that is both gentle and super effective.Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

[Rewind of Episode 83]Most of today’s chronic health issues – from psoriasis to depression to Hashimoto’s –stem from an autoimmune response in an unhealthy gut. For two decades, Dr. Susan Blum has been providing relief to her patients by getting to the root of their chronic illness through a ground breaking whole body approach that with precision, addresses the physical and emotional roots of these issues. In today’s episode, I get the scoop from Dr. Blum on: The most effective testing to see if you have gut issues and how this test is also a tool to feeling relief you didn’t know was possible. This is important because not all gut issues show up in your digestive system! The nitty gritty details of gut healing, including expected timelines, when pre and probiotics make sense and how you don’t have to eat “perfect” to be able to get relief How much stress influences gut issues and how much weight you should give to stress relief in relation to dietary changes. The % will surprise you! This also lead to a disc

Rewind of Episode 78Feelings like self-doubt and inadequacy can drive us to overeat. Yet if we listen to conventional self-help to “just ignore your inner critic and crush your fears”, you lose self-trust. In this nuanced conversation, I talk with Melody Wilding, a licensed social worker, TEDx speak and Human Behavior faculty member at the City University of New York. In today’s episode, we discuss: 1. The counter-intuitive way to make self-doubt an ally, not an enemy 2. How being highly consciencious gives you a competitive edge yet can also turn into a weakness and how to mitigate the downside of being so on the ball 3. The imposter syndrome and how it gets high achievers to question so much about themselves and the solution is NOT to play to your strengths!Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00

Rewind of Episode 28Join us as we interview Bob, our former therapist! The technique of using imagery therapy is a balance of the conscious and the unconscious mind, leading to the experience of healing old wounds and gaining wholeness. Learn how you can use this transformative technique to heal and understand the root causes of your eating and body image issues.Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

Rewind of Episode 4Are you planning to lose weight in the New Year? If so, you won’t want to overlook the linchpin that 90% of people overlook when trying to lose weight. Is it any surprise the failure rate corresponds with this percentage? If you want lasting results this year, this is the episode for you.Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

Rewind of Episode 34What sugars, even natural ones like stevia are bad and why? How to start to get off sugar for good and the question you have to ask yourself to get to the emotional root on why you feel addicted to sugar. It goes way beyond physiological cravings and we won’t “sugar coat” this process!Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

We all have a Mom and a body. And we’ve all grown up under patriarchal conditions that tell us women are less than men. This reality can create quite a tangled web of body image and weight issues, no matter how great your relationship is with your Mom. But, according to Bethany Webster, a pioneering coach and writer, it’s not the body image and weight issues we need to address. Rather, we are struggling with what Bethany calls, the Mother Wound. Learn what the Mother Wound is, how it’s connected to seemingly disconnected issues and how you can start better mothering yourself today.Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

Last year, the book; Woman and Desire Beyond Wanting to be Wanted by Dr. Young-Eisendrath came into my life. I honestly can't even tell you how it happened. It's a book that's about 18- years-old, but after I read it I was like, “She is on my bucket list because you insatiable listeners would love her expertise in which she explores in that book and in her work."Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

I sat down with Inferior author and science journalist Angela Saini to discuss the cultural myths like “women being better built for parenting” or “women aren’t as sexual as men” that lead to politics damaging to women’s health, overwhelm and not knowing the whole range of ourselves. And when we are overwhelmed and under-fulfilled, we make food choices unaligned with our goals. If you’re looking to understand how science has sexist biases and how that can liberate you to be more of who you really are, without illusionary female “norms”, this episode is for you.Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

You know you need to leave all-or-nothing thinking behind with your food and body. But easier said than done. Breanne Ward, MSN, RN, RYT and I discuss her Truce with Food journey and the “how” of embracing growth mindset to propel you further (wait till you hear her period story!). Breanne shares three important questions to embrace your health journey as it comes and the biggest cultural myth and personal belief that stops women from having time for self-care.Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

In today’s episode, Nicole “The Period Girl” Jardim is going to give us the important truth about:1. The importance of a healthy menstrual cycle, including making sure this happens, not just if you get your period or not2. The side-effects and costs of taking the birth control pill, including for some women, it makes them attracted to the wrong guy!3. Food fixes to make during the various phases of your menstrual cycle so you don’t crash on carbs and chocolateWant to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.

With the New Year upon us, it’s easy to think things will be magically different. Guess what? They can be if we do things differently. We can start the year with a fresh start, but not necessarily a clean slate. In other words, we still have our emotional selves that we’re bringing to the New Year. Because this season is about the feminine perspective or what’s missing in our conversations, I’m going to be sharing what’s missing in traditional and emotional eating approaches, including binging approaches, so that you can blow your expectations for freedom out of the water in today’s episode.Want to meet other Insatiable listeners? Have a burning question about an episode? Want some free coaching from Ali on whatever you are currently struggling with? Join our free Insatiable community gathering on the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:00 pm ET. Hope to meet you soon. Visit alishapiro.com/gathering to sign-up and learn more.